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[media-credit name=”Boyd Adams Photography” align=”alignright” width=”99″][/media-credit]Saturday in Pevely Missouri was a storm of racing activity. Two make up dates for the World of Outlaws in a single day. The Iron Man A Main postponed by rain in August was first up and then the Spring Classic make up from earlier in the year were both set to be run on the same day. It is important to note that while the weather man was predicting thunderstorms for the area the rain stayed away this time. But the fans did not. The anticipation was high. The points race would for the most part be determined in these two races. If Dollansky was going to make up ground he had two races and one night to do it. If Schatz was going to stumble it would be now.

The Iron Man make up ran first. With a few scratches and alternates added, the 24 car field took the green for the longest feature of the season for the outlaws on one of the toughest tracks in country. 55 laps on the high banks of the third mile oval was a true test of the desire and the equipment of the Outlaws.

To win the Iron Man you had to know how to manage tires, engines, fuel, and the track. You had to know when to go. You had to know when to let someone go. You had to be one with the car and one with the race without over driving or using up what you had. That is a task that is a tall hill for any driver regardless of the skill level or experience level.

The Iron Man was a wild race and a precursor of what would come. The race would have 7 cautions and reds. None more frightening than leader Kerry Madsen’s violent roll that nearly destroyed the car when he got tangled in lap traffic. Also in a scarey crash was The King of the Outlaws Steve Kinser. Although Kinser’s car would be repaired and he would return to the track the crowd would hold their breath until his lumbering frame climbed up out of the car. Sammy Swindell would be bitten by a shredded Goodyear that would send him on his lid as well. Although all drivers were uninjured the chaos would reign all the way to the final lap.

The race would end with a Green White Checkered finish that would see Craig Dollansky become the first to win back to back Iron Man races. “It’s a long race,” Dollansky said after his ninth World of Outlaws win of the season. “Tonight was an intense race, but it was great to get a win.”

Dollansky’s win failed to help him much in the points as second place went to points leader Donny Schatz. Schatz had to make the A main and finish in the top half of the field to for all practical purposes seal his 5th championship.

Jason Sides was third, Cody Darrah fourth, and Kraig Kinser would come home 5th.

After clearing the grandstands, and reopening the gates again it was time for the Spring Classic. Yes the SPRING classic. OK so it was October, but it was a sprint car race and the fans were there in force to see it. This would be a full card. The points situation was heavy thing. This was one of two races remaining. Donny Schatz was out of provisionals and he didn’t quite have enough points to cover both if he missed the show.

With 32 cars signed in for the Spring Classic, qualifying would again be at a premium. With the track having already hosted the 55 lap Iron Man it was an open track with high cushion and a run in surface allowing for a lot of speed for the Outlaws.

Quick Time would be set by former Rookie of the Year Cody Darrah with a lap of 10.494 seconds or 114.237 mph. Second would go to Black Jack Brian Brown, third, Craig Dollansky, fourth Sammy Swindell and fifth Joey Saldana. The third place qualifying spot would gain Dollansky another point on Schatz who qualified 9th.

The 4 heat races would be an eclectic mix of Outlaws and locals that would transfer the top 5 to the A and the top 2 to the Dash. The first heat would be captured by The King of the Outlaws, Steve Kinser, Kinser would be followed closely by Donny Schatz and Joey Saldana. Also transferring were Cody Darrah and Jordan Goldesberry.

The 2nd heat would see Chad Kemenah chased to the checkers by Kerry Madsen and a hard charging Brian Brown. Also transferring would be Kraig Kinser and Mike Hess.

The 3rd heat was won by Jason Sides who held off a hard charging Lucas Wolfe. Also transferring would be Craig Dollansky and Brad Loyet in his Outlaws debut as well as Dustin Selvage.

The 4th and final heat was won by Greg Wilson who held off a determined Sammy Swindell. Also transferring were Bill Balog, Paul May and Ben Wagoner.

The Last Chance Showdown was run next in change of the normal pattern for the Outlaws. The 12 car field had one scratch before the green flag when Paul Neinhiser retired from competition. With Bill Rose on the pole and only 4 to transfer the race was a hard fought affair that would find Bill Rose, Jim Moughan, Jimmy Bridgeman and A.J. Bruns moving into the A Main.

The Dash inversion was a 4. Which put Jason Sides on the pole with Sammy Swindell to his outside and Brian Brown behind him. If Jason wasn’t hearing the theme for Jaws in his head he probably should have. But as fate would have it Brown would be penalized for jumping the start and Sammy Swindell would get a bad start at the green. Sides would pull out to a lead that he would never relinquish. Donny Schatz would climb from a 5th place starting place to finish 2nd. Brian Brown came back up to 3rd and Lucas Wolfe would come home 4th.

The A Main would be a dynamic 40 lap affair that would be a test of determination and will between Lucas Wolfe and Jason Sides in the early going with Sides coming out on top. Kasey Kahne Racing driver, Cody Darrah would break a brake rotor and throw pieces of it all over the track causing too much damage for Darrah to continue. Sammy Swindell would experience mechanical issues that would send him to the infield and ultimately 12 laps down before his return to the racing surface. The second Kasey Kahne racing entry would go up in a ball of flame on the back stretch just past halfway. Saldana was uninjured but his night was over. The length of the race with the yellows and reds began to bite drivers late in the going with Steve Kinser being the first to coast to the infield out of gas. It would bring out a caution and set up a Green White Checkered finish. On the restart a spin brought out yet another caution pushing the race to beyond it’s 40 lap distance as the Outlaws rules state that the race must end with 2 consecutive green flag laps. The final Green White Checker would take the race to 41 laps. Jason Sides would outlast Donny Schatz, Brian Brown, Kerry Madsen and Kraig Kinser. However several cars coasted across the line out of gas.

The win was an emotional one for Jason Sides, “I had Mark Hardee riding with me,” Sides said. “It wasn’t his time to go, but the cancer got him and we hate that. He’ll be with us a lot in our hearts and everything, so hopefully we’ll get us a couple more wins with him riding with us.”

It was Sides’ first World of Outlaws feature win since July 2 of last season and extended his streak of at least one Outlaws victory in the each of the past four years.

The KSE Hard Charger Award went to Brad Loyet in his first Outlaws run. Loyet came from 20th to 8th.

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It was a long night. It was an exciting night. It was a night that happened because of the hard work and dedication of the employees at Ken Schraders I-55 Speedway in Pevely, Missouri. It happened because of the hard work of the team of the World of Outlaws. It happened because of the teams and drivers of the greatest Sprint Car Series in the world.

The points race is all but over. All Donny Schatz must do to lock up his 5th World of Outlaws title is attempt to qualify for the World Nationals in Charlotte. But Donny Schatz is a champion. Just attempting to qualify will never be enough. Donny Schatz is there to win. He is there to race as hard as his equipment will allow him and win the race.

Craig Dollansky has given Donny Schatz a hard run staying right there and pushing him hard. Schatz could not lift or coast not even a single race because if he did Dollansky was right there to claim the prize.

Our sport hurts with this weeks winner. We share his hurt and his loss and we send our prayers and our thoughts not only to Jason Sides and his family but to the family and friends of his fallen comrade Mark Hardee. We will stand together and we will support and we will carry our heroes until they can again carry us on their Mighty Wings.

IRON MAN 55

Qualifying – 1. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 10.705; 2. 9-Joey Saldana, 10.905; 3. 4-Cody Darrah, 10.918; 4. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.942; 5. 29-Kerry Madsen, 10.957; 6. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 10.973; 7. 55X-James McFadden, 11.027; 8. 71M-Paul May, 11.059; 9. 11-Steve Kinser, 11.101; 10. 7-Craig Dollansky, 11.112; 11. 2-Dale Blaney, 11.120; 12. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.207; 13. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.228; 14. 1M-Jim Moughan, 11.265; 15. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.365; 16. 1-Sammy Swindell, 11.394; 17. 63-Chad Kemenah, 11.489; 18. 44-Kory Weyant, 11.491; 19. 6-Bill Rose, 11.554; 20. 4K-Kody Kinser, 11.581; 21. 7SX-Joey Moughan, 11.774; 22. 67-Joey Boyd, 11.800; 23. 65-Jordon Goldesberry, 11.908; 24. 84-Ben Wagoner, 11.976; 25. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 12.059; 26. 2K-Ryan Kempin, 12.062; 27. 3B-Brad Greer, 12.082; 28. 9JR-Derick Hagar, 12.105; 29. 28S-Justin Springer, 12.299; 30. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman, 12.464.

Heat 1 – (10 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 7-Craig Dollansky [1]; 2. 55X-James McFadden [2]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 4. 1-Sammy Swindell [6]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [5]; 7. 9JR-Derick Hagar [10]; 8. 6-Bill Rose [7]; 9. 67-Joey Boyd [8]; 10. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [9].

Heat 2 – (10 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 2-Dale Blaney [1]; 2. 71M-Paul May [2]; 3. 29-Kerry Madsen [3]; 4. 9-Joey Saldana [4]; 5. 63-Chad Kemenah [6]; 6. 4K-Kody Kinser [7]; 7. 65-Jordon Goldesberry [8]; 8. 2K-Ryan Kempin [9]; 9. 1M-Jim Moughan [5]; 10. 28S-Justin Springer [10].

Heat 3 – (10 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 4-Cody Darrah [4]; 3. 11-Steve Kinser [2]; 4. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [3]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 6. 84-Ben Wagoner [8]; 7. 3B-Brad Greer [9]; 8. 7SX-Joey Moughan [7]; 9. 44-Kory Weyant [6]; 10. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman [10].

Dash – (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) – 1. 29-Kerry Madsen [2]; 2. 55X-James McFadden [1]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 4. 4-Cody Darrah [4]; 5. 9-Joey Saldana [5]; 6. 7-Craig Dollansky [8]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [6]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [10]; 9. 71M-Paul May [7]; 10. 2-Dale Blaney [9].

B-Main – (12 laps-top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 1M-Jim Moughan; 2. 9JR-Derek Hagar; 3. 65-Jordan Goldesberry; 4. 6-Bill Rose; 5. 17M-Joey Moughan; 6. 99-Kory Weyant; 7. 67-Joey Boyd; 8. 2K-Ryan Kempin; 9. 9X-Paul Nienhiser; 10. 3B-Brad Greer; 11. 28S-Justin Springer; 12. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman.

Note: James McFadden, Dale Blaney and Logan Schuchart did not return for the A-Main and were replaced by alternates Joey Boyd, Paul Nienhiser and Jimmy Bridgeman. Ryan Kempin, Brad Greer and Justin Springer also did not return.

A-Main – (55 Laps) – 1. 7-Craig Dollansky [5]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [7]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [2]; 4. 4-Cody Darrah [3]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [6]; 6. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [9]; 7. 9-Joey Saldana [4]; 8. 1-Sammy Swindell [13]; 9. 71M-Paul May [8]; 10. 63-Chad Kemenah [14]; 11. 11-Steve Kinser [10]; 12. W20-Greg Wilson [11]; 13. 6-Bill Rose [15]; 14. 29-Kerry Madsen [1]; 15. 67-Joey Boyd [22]; 16. 44-Kory Weyant [21]; 17. 1M-Jim Moughan [12]; 18. 4K-Kody Kinser [16]; 19. 9JR-Derick Hagar [19]; 20. 7SX-Joey Moughan [20]; 21. 84-Ben Wagoner [18]; 22. 65-Jordon Goldesberry [17]; 23. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman [24]; 24. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [23]. Lap Leaders: Kerry Madsen 1-21, 33-46; Craig Dollansky 22-32, 47-55. KSE Hard Charger Award: 67-Joey Boyd [+7].

I-55 Spring Classic

Qualifying – 1. 4-Cody Darrah, 10.494; 2. 21-Brian Brown, 10.645; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky, 10.679; 4. 1-Sammy Swindell, 10.690; 5. 9-Joey Saldana, 10.704; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 10.748; 7. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.771; 8. 6-Bill Rose, 10.781; 9. 15-Donny Schatz, 10.815; 10. 29-Kerry Madsen, 10.830; 11. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 10.848; 12. 17B-Bill Balog, 10.851; 13. 11-Steve Kinser, 10.911; 14. 63-Chad Kemenah, 10.930; 15. 7K-Dustin Selvage, 11.037; 16. 71M-Paul May, 11.041; 17. 65-Jordon Goldesberry, 11.078; 18. 51-Mike Hess, 11.169; 19. O5-Brad Loyet, 11.177; 20. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.205; 21. 1M-Jim Moughan, 11.268; 22. 66-Geoff Dodge, 11.274; 23. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 11.328; 24. 84-Ben Wagoner, 11.460; 25. 22-Robbie Stanridge, 11.461; 26. 44-Aaron Bruns, 11.474; 27. 67-Joey Boyd, 11.481; 28. 99-Jarrod Schniederman, 11.502; 29. 53W-Bill Wirth, 11.689; 30. 5-Kory Bales, 11.771; 31. 10P-Jim Perricone, 11.908; 32. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman, 11.980.

Heat 1 – (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 11-Steve Kinser [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 9-Joey Saldana [3]; 4. 4-Cody Darrah [4]; 5. 65-Jordon Goldesberry [5]; 6. 1M-Jim Moughan [6]; 7. 22-Robbie Stanridge [7]; 8. 53W-Bill Wirth [8].

Heat 2 – (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 63-Chad Kemenah [1]; 2. 29-Kerry Madsen [2]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [4]; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 5. 51-Mike Hess [5]; 6. 44-Aaron Bruns [7]; 7. 5-Kory Bales [8]; 8. 66-Geoff Dodge [6].

Heat 3 – (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 2. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [2]; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky [4]; 4. O5-Brad Loyet [5]; 5. 7K-Dustin Selvage [1]; 6. 67-Joey Boyd [7]; 7. 10P-Jim Perricone [8]; 8. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [6].

Heat 4 – (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. W20-Greg Wilson [5]; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell [4]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog [2]; 4. 71M-Paul May [1]; 5. 84-Ben Wagoner [6]; 6. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman [8]; 7. 99-Jarrod Schniederman [7]; 8. 6-Bill Rose [3].

Dash – (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) – 1. 7S-Jason Sides [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [3]; 4. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [7]; 5. 1-Sammy Swindell [2]; 6. 63-Chad Kemenah [9]; 7. 4-Cody Darrah [4]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [10]; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen [6]; 10. 11-Steve Kinser [8].

B-Main – (12 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 6-Bill Rose [1] [-]; 2. 1M-Jim Moughan [2] [-]; 3. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman [12] [-]; 4. 44-Aaron Bruns [6] [-]; 5. 99-Jarrod Schniederman [8] [$200]; 6. 22-Robbie Stanridge [5] [$180]; 7. 66-Geoff Dodge [3] [$175]; 8. 5-Kory Bales [10] [$160]; 9. 67-Joey Boyd [7] [$150]; 10. 53W-Bill Wirth [9] [$150]; 11. 10P-Jim Perricone [11] [$150]; 12. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [4] [$150].

A-Main – (40 Laps) – 1. 7S-Jason Sides [1] [$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2] [$5,500]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [3] [$3,200]; 4. 29-Kerry Madsen [9] [$2,800]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [13] [$2,500]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [8] [$2,300]; 7. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [4] [$2,200]; 8. O5-Brad Loyet [20] [$2,100]; 9. 63-Chad Kemenah [6] [$2,050]; 10. 7-Craig Dollansky [11] [$2,000]; 11. 44-Aaron Bruns [23] [$1,500]; 12. 51-Mike Hess [19] [$1,200]; 13. 11-Steve Kinser [10] [$1,100]; 14. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman [24] [$1,050]; 15. 17B-Bill Balog [15] [$1,000]; 16. 65-Jordon Goldesberry [18] [$900]; 17. 1-Sammy Swindell [5] [$800]; 18. 9-Joey Saldana [12] [$800]; 19. 71M-Paul May [17] [$800]; 20. 7K-Dustin Selvage [16] [$800]; 21. 4-Cody Darrah [7] [$800]; 22. 6-Bill Rose [14] [$800]; 23. 1M-Jim Moughan [21] [$800]; 24. 84-Ben Wagoner [22] [$800]. Lap Leaders: Jason Sides 1-8, 39-41; Lucas Wolfe 9-31; Chad Kemenah 32-38 (Note: Race went 41 laps due to mandatory green-white-checkered finish). KSE Hard Charger Award: O5-Brad Loyet [+12].

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